Black Gold Online: character creation begins today

The Black Gold Online open beta is scheduled for next Friday, June 20, but all players will be able to jump into the early access character creation today at 2:00 PM PDT. The early character creation will let you reserve your character name and unique look before anyone else, earn an exclusive gift pack to aid you on your journey in Montel and submit your character for Montel's Next Top Model.

There's also a special edition available at retail (via Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop) in a couple of days called Conqueror's Edition that includes exclusive bonus content and costs $19.99.